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A15647	The hymnes and songs of the Church diuided into two parts. The first part comprehends the canonicall hymnes, and such parcels of Holy Scripture as may properly be sung, with some other ancient songs and creeds. The second part consists of spirituall songs, appropriated to the seuerall times and occasions obserueable in the Church of England. Translated and composed, by G.W.	Wither, George, 1588-1667.; Wither, George, 1588-1667. Songs of the Old Testament.; Wither, George, 1588-1667. Cantica sacra.; Gibbons, Orlando, 1583-1625.	1623 (1623)	STC 25910A; ESTC S120233	90,046	236

bewitching Wine And on our loynes so loose that are The Leather-belt of Temp'rance weare 6 Thus from thy Cryer let vs learne For thee sweet Iesus to prepare And others of their sinnes to warne How-euer for the same we fare So thou to Vs and we to Thee Shall when thou commest welcome be S. Peters day WE obserue this Day to the honor of God and to the pious memory of his blessed Apostle S. Peter that we may be thereby put in minde to be thankfull for those continuing fauours receiued by his ministry That Pastors also may make him their patterne in discharging the charge Christ committeth vnto them That by considering his weaknesse wee may all learne not to presume on our owne strength And that by his christian example we may be taught to bewaile our escapes with bitter teares of true Repentance Song 72. Sing this as the 3. Song HOw watchfull neede we to become And how deuoutly pray That thee oh LORD we fall not from Upon our Tryall-day For if thy great Apostle said He would not thee denie Whom he that very Night denayd On what shall we relie 2 For of our selues we cannot leaue One pleasure for thy sake No not one vertuous thought conceiue Till vs thou able make Nay we not onely Thee denie When persecutions be But or forget or from Thee ●lie When peace attends on Thee 3 Oh! let those Prayers vs auaile Thou didst for Peter daigne That when our Foe shall vs assaile His labour may be vaine Yea cast on vs those powerfull eyes That mou'd him to lament We may bemoane with bitter cries Our Follies and repent 4 And grant that such as Him succeed For Pastors of thy fold Thy Sheepe and Lambes may guide and feede As thou appoint'st they should By his example speaking what They ought in truth to say And in their liues confirming that They teach them to obay S. Iames his day THis Day we praise God for his blessed Apostle Saint Iames the sonne of Zebedeus who was one of those two that desired of Christ they might sit at his right-hand and at his left in his kingdome as the Gospell for the D●y declareth And by occasion of that ignorant petition proceeding from their carnall weakenes●e Christ taught both them and the rest of the Apostles and all other Christians also what Greatnesse best becommeth his Followers and that we are to taste the Cup of his Passion befo●e we can be glorified with him So this holy Apostle did For he was slaine by Herod as it is declared in the Epistle appointed for the Day Song 73. Sing this as the 44. Song HE that his Father had forsooke And followed Christ at his commands By humane frailty ouertooke For Place and vaine preferment stands Till by his Master he was taught Of what he rather should haue care How vndiscreetly he had sought And what his Seruants honours are 2 Whereby we finde how much adoe The best men haue this world to leaue How when they wealth Friends forgoe Ambitious a●mes to them will cleaue And sure this Angell-sinne aspires In such men chiefly to reside That haue exilde those bruite desires Which in the vulgar sort abide 3 To thee oh GOD we therefore pray Th● humbl● minde in vs may dwell A●d cha●me that Fiend of Pride away Which would thy Graces quite expell But of all other th●se men keepe From this delusion of the ●oe Who are the Shepheards of thy sheepe And should each good example show 4 For such as still pursuing be That Grea●nesse which the world respects Their seruile basenesse neither see Nor feele thy Spirits rare effects And doubtlesse they who most of all Descend to serue both Thee and thine Are those who in thy Kingdome shall In Seat● of greatest glory shine S. Bartholomew THis Day is consecrated to the honour of God and the pious memorie of his blessed Apostle S. Bartholomew that as appeareth in the Epistle appoynted for the Day we might take occasion to praise our Redeemer for those many wonders which were wrought by his Apostles to the great encrease of the Christian Faith and open confusion of the Churches Aduersaries Song 74. Sing this as the 9. Song EXceeding gracious fauours LORD To thy Apostles hast thou ●howne And many wonders by thy Word And in thy Name by them were done The Blind did see the Dumbe could talke The Deafe did heare the Lame did walke 2 They all diseases tooke away The dead to life they did restore Foule Spirits dispossessed they And Preach'd the Gospell to the poore The Church grew strong thy Faith grew plaine Their Foes grew madde and madde in vaine 3 Oh! let their workes for euer be An honour to thy glorious Name And by thy powre vouchsafe that we Whom sinne makes deafe blinde dumbe lame May heare thy word and see thy Light And speake thy Truth and walke aright 4 Each deadly sicknesse of the soule Let thy Apostles doctrines cure Let them expell those Spirits foule Which makes vs loathsome and impure That we the life of Faith may gaine Who long time dead in sinne haue laine S. Mathew S. Mathew otherwise called Leui was a Publican that is a Custome-Gatherer From which cou●se of life being hatefull in those Countries he was called to the Apostleship and became also one of the foure Euangelists To his religious memorie therefore and to honou● God for the fauour vouchsafed both to him and vs by his Ministrie this Day is obserued by the Churches Authoritie Song 75. Sing this as the 44. Song WHy should vnchristian censures passe On men or that which they professe A Publican Saint Mathew was Yet GODS beloued ne're-the-lesse And was elected one of Christs Apostles and Euangelists 2 For GOD doth not a whit respect Profession Person or degree But maketh choice of his elect From euery sort of men that be That none might of his loue despaire But all men vnto him repaire 3 For those oh let vs therefore pray Who seeme vncalled to remaine Not shunning them as cast away GODS fauour neuer to obtaine For some a while neglected are To stirre in vs more louing care 4 And for our selues let vs desire That we our Auarice may shunne When GOD our seruice shall require As this Euangelist hath done And spend the remnant of our dayes In setting forth our Makers praise S. Michael and all Angels THis Day we glo●ifie God for the victory S. Michael ●nd his Angels obtained ouer the Dragon and his Angels Whereby the Church is freed from being preuailed against by the furious attempts or malitious accusations of the Deuill This Commemoration is appointed also to minde vs thankfully to acknowledge Gods mercy towards vs in the daily ministry of his Angels who are said to pitch their Tents about his Children and to defend them from the tem●tations and mischieuous practises of euill Spirits watching euery moment for aduantage to destroy them Which if wee oftner considered and how there be armies

so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine The Name of GOD thou neuer shalt abuse By Swearing or repeating it in vaine For him that doth his Name prophanely vse The LORD will as a guiltie-one arraigne Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may kee●e this blessed Law of thine To keepe the Sabbath holy beare in minde Sixe dayes thine owne affaires apply thou to The Seau'nth is GODS owne day for rest assign'd And thou no kinde of worke therein shalt doe Thou nor thy Childe thy Seruants nor th● Beast Nor he that Guest-wise with thee doth abide For after sixe dayes labour GOD did rest And therefore he that day hath sanctifi'de Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine See that vnto thy Parents thou doe giue Such honour as the Childe by dutie owes That thou a long and blessed life maist liue Within the Land the LORD thy GOD bestowes Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine Thou shalt be wary that thou no man slay Thou shalt from all Adultery be cleare Thou shalt not Steale anothers good away Nor witnesse-false against thy Neighbour beare Haue mercie LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine With what is thine remaining well apaid Thou shalt not couer what thy Neighbours is His House nor Wife his Seruant Man nor Maid His Oxe nor Asse nor any thing of his Thy mercy Lord thy mercy let vs haue And in our hearts these Lawes of thine engraue The Lords Prayer Mat. 6.7 THe Lords Prayer hath beene aunciently and vsually sung also and to that purpose was heretofore both translated and paraphras'd in verse which way of expression howsoeuer some weake Iudgements haue condemned it doth no whit disparage or mis-beseeme a Prayer For Dauid made many prayers in verse● And indeede measured words were first deuised and vsed to expresse the praises of God and petitions made to him Yea those are the ancient and proper subiects of Poesie as appeares throughout the Sacred writ in the first humane Antiquities Verse the●fore dishonors not diuine Subiects but those men doe prophane and dishonour Verse who abuse it on vaine and meere prophane expressions The scope and vse of this prayer is so frequently treated of that I thinke I shall not need to insist thereon in this place Song 38. Sing this as the 3. Song OUr Father which in heauen art We sanctifie thy Name Thy Kingdome come Thy will be done In heau'n and earth the same Giue vs this day our Daily bread And vs Forgiue thou so As we on them that vs offend Forgiuenesse doe bestow Into Temptation lead vs not But vs from euill free For thine the Kingdome powre and praise Is and shall euer be The Apostles Creede THe effect and vse of this Creed is so generally taught that this Preface need not be enlarged And as touching the singing and versifying of it that which is said in the Preface to the Lords Prayer may serue for both Song 39. IN God the Father I beleeue Who made all Creatures by his word And true beleefe I likewise haue In Iesus Christ his Sonne our LORD Who by the Holy Ghost conceiu'd Was of the Uirgine Mary borne Who meekely Pilat's wrongs recei'ud And crucified was with scorne 2 Who Di'de and in the Graue hath laine Who did the lowest Pit descend Who on the third day rose againe And vp to Heauen did ascend Who at his Fathers right-hand there Now throaned sits and thence shall come To take his seat of Iudgement here And giue both quicke and dead their doome 3 I in the Holy Ghost beleeue The holy Church-Catholike too And that the Saints Communion haue Undoubtedly beleeue I doe I well assured am likewise A pardon for my s●nnes to gaine And that my Flesh from death shall rise And euerlasting life obtaine A Funerall Song THe first Stanza of this Song is taken out of S. Iohn● Gospell Cap. 11. Ver. 25.26 The second Stanza Iob 19.25 26 27. The third Stanza 1 Tim. 6.7 and Iob 1.21 The last Stanza Reu. 14.13 And in the order of Buriall appointed by the Church of England it is appointed to be sung or read as the Minister pleaseth That therefore it may be the more conueniently vsed either way according to the Churches appointment it is here turned into Lyricke Verse It was ordained to comfort the Liuing by putting them in minde of the Resurrection and of the happinesse of those who dye in the faith of Christ Iesus Song 40. Sing this as the 9. Song I Am the Life the LORD thus saith The Resurrection is through me And whoso'ere in me hath faith Shall liue yea though now dead he be● And he for euer shall not dye That liuing doth on me relye 2 That my Redeemer liues I ween And that at last I rais'd shall be From earth and couer'd with my skinne In this my flesh my GOD shall see Yea with these eyes and these alone Eu'n I my GOD shall looke vpon 3 Into the world we naked come And naked backe againe we goe The LORD our wealth receiue we from And he doth take it from vs too The LORD both wils and workes the same And blessed therefore be his Name 4 From Heau'n there came a voyce to me And this it wil'd me to record The Dead from henceforth blessed be The Dead that dyeth in the LORD The Spirit thus doth likewise say For from their Workes at rest are they The Song of the three Children THis Song hath been anciently vsed in the Liturgie of the Church as profitable to the stirring vp of D●uotion and for the praise of God For it earnestly calleth vpon all creatures to set forth the glory of their Creator euen Angels Spirits and reasonable Creatures with those also that are vnreasonable and vnsensible And this speaking to things without Life is not to ●ntimate that they are capable of such like exhortations but rather that vpon consideration of the obedience which Beasts and insensible Creatures continue towards God according to the law imposed at their Creation men might be prouoked to remember the honour and praise which they ought to ascribe vnto their Almighty Creator as well as all his other Creatures Song 41. Sing this as the 9. Song OH all you Creatures of the LORD You Angels of the God most high You Heau'ns with what you doe afford And Waters all aboue the skie Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 2 Of God you euerlasting Powres Sunne Moone and Starres so bright that show You soking Deawes you dropping Showres And all you Winds of God that blow Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 3 Thou Fire and what doth heat containe Cold Winter and thou Summer faire You blustering Stormes of Haile and Raine And thou the Frost-congealing Ayre Blesse ye

the Church doth chuse Instruct them by thy sacred Word And with thy spirit them infuse That liue and teach aright they may And we their teaching well obay These that follow are thankesgiuings for publike benefites For seasonable weather IT is our duty to giue God thanks praise him both publikely and priuately for all his mercies especially for such as tend to the generall good And therefore the Church hath in her Lithurgie ordained set formes of Thankesgiuing for such ends In imitation whereof these following Hymnes are composed that we might the oftner and with more delight exercise this duty which is most properly done in Song And therby also the formes of Thankesgiuing are much the more easily learned of the common people to be sung of them amid their labours This that next followes is a thankesgiuing for seasonable weather ●y meanes whereof we enioying the blessings of the earth ought at all times to praise God for the same Song 85. Sing this as the 3. Song LORD should the Sunne the Clowds the Wind The Ayre and Seasons be To vs so froward and vnkinde As we are false to Thee All fruites would quite a way be burn'd Or lye in water drown'd Or blasted be or ouerturn'd Or chilled on the ground 2 But from our duty though we swarue Thou still dost mercy show And daigne thy Creatures to preserue That men might thankfull grow Yea though from day to day we sinne And thy displeasure gaine No sooner we to cry beginne But pitty we obtaine 3 The weather now thou changed hast That put vs late to feare And when our hopes were almost past Then comfort did appeare The Heau'n the Earths Complaints hath heard They reconciled be And thou such weather hast prepar'd As we desir'd of thee 4 For which with lifted hands and eyes To thee we doe repay The due and willing sacrifize Of giuing thanks to day Because such Offrings we should not To render thee be slowe Nor let that mercie be forgot Which thou art pleas'd to showe For Plenty PLenty is the cure of Famine and a blessing which aboue all other we labour and trauaile for yet when we haue obtained the same it makes vs many times so wanton insteed of being thankfull that wee forget not onely Gods mercy in that but abuse all other benefits To put vs therefore in minde of our duty and to expresse the better a continuall thankefulnesse to the Almighty this Hymne is composed Song 86. Sing this as the 3. Song HOw oft and in how many crimes Thee Iealous haue we made And blessed GOD how many times Haue we forgiuenesse had If we with teares to bed at night For our transgressions goe To vs thou dost by morning-light Some comfort daigne to show 2 This pleasant Land which for our sinne Was lately barren made Her fruitfulnesse doth new begin And we are therefore glad We for those Creatures thankfull be Which thou bestowest LORD And for that Plenty honour Thee Which thou dost now afford 3 Oh let vs therewith in excesse Not wallow like to Swine Nor into gracelesse wantonnesse Conuert this grace of thine But so reuiue our feebled powres And so refresh the poore That thou mayst crowne this Land of ours With plenties euermore For Peace PEace is the Nurse of Plenty and the meanes of so many other blessings both publike and priuate that God can neuer be sufficiently praised for it yet insteed of glorifying him men most commonly abuse it to the dishonour of God and their ruine This Hymne therefore is composed that it may giue occasion to vs more often to meditate Gods mercy to glorifie his Name who aboue all other Nations haue tasted the sweetnesse of this benefit Song 87. Sing this as the 3. Song SO cause vs LORD to thinke vpon Those blessings we possesse That what is for our safety done We truely may confesse For we whose Fields in time forepast Most bloody warre did staine Whil'st Fire and Sword doth others wast In safety now remaine 2 No armed troupes the Ploughman feares No shot our Wals o'returne No Temple shakes about our eares No Village here doth burne No Father heares his pretty Child In vaine for succour cry Nor Husband sees his Wife defil'd Whil●st he halfe dead doth lye 3 Deare GOD vouchsafe to pitty those In this distresse that be They to protect them from their Foes May haue a Friend of Thee For by thy Friendship we obtaine These gladsome peacefull dayes And somewhat to returne againe We thus doe sing thy praise 4 We praise thee for that inward Peace And for that outward Rest Wherewith vnto our Ioyes encrease This Kingdome thou hast blest Oh neuer take the same away But let it still endure And grant oh LORD it make vs may More thankefull not Secure For Victory OVr God is the Lord of Hosts and the God of Battles whensoeuer therefore wee haue gotten the vpper hand ouer our enemies wee ought not to glory in our owne strength Policy or Valour but to ascribe the glory of it to him only and returne him publike thankes for making vs victorious ouer our enemies And this Hymne serueth to helpe their deuotion who are willing to performe that duty Song 88. Sing this as the 44. Song WE loue thee LORD we praise thy Name Who by thy great Almighty arme Hast kept vs from the spoile and shame Of those that sought our causelesse harme Thou art our Life or Triumph-Song The Ioy and Comfort of our heart To thee all praises doe belong And thou the LORD of Armies art 2 We must confesse it is thy powre That made vs Masters of the Field Thou art our B●lwarke and our Towre Our ●ocke of refuge and our Shield Thou taught'st our hands and Armes to fight With vigour thou did'st gird vs round Thou mad'st our Foes to take their flight And thou did'st b●ate them to the ground 3 With fury came our armed Foes To bloud and slaughter fiercely bent And perils round did vs inclose By whatsoeuer way we went That hadst not thou our Captaine beene To leade vs on and off againe We on the place had dead beene seene Or mask'd in blood and wounds had laine 4 This Song we therefore sing to Thee And pray that thou for euermore Would'st our Protector daigne to be As at this time and heretofore That thy continuall fauour showne May cause vs more to Thee encline And make it through the world be knowne That such as are our Foes are thine For deliuerance from a publike Sicknesse THe Pestilence and other publike sicknesses are those Arrowes of the Almighty wherewith hee punisheth publike transgressions This Hymne therefore is to praise him when he shal vnslack the Bow which was bent against vs and the longer he with-holds his hand the more constantly ought wee to continue our publike Thanksgiuings for when we forget to perseuere in praising God for his mercies past we vsually reuiue those sinnes that will renue his Iudgements Song 89.